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SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLDBOND...USDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
555 PM EDT MON APR 8 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
...WARM SPRING-LIKE TEMPERATURES THIS WEEK...

HIGH PRESSURE IS CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHEAST STATES WITH
A NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT FROM THE UPPER MID-WEST THROUGH
THE OHIO VALLEY TO ALONG THE MASON-DIXON. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL FAVOR MORE IN THE WAY OF SUNSHINE AND ABOVE
SEASONAL TEMPERATURES.

NO SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE THURSDAY...
STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL
ACCOMPANY THIS FRONT. COLDER...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL FOLLOW
FOR THE WEEKEND.

INCREASING DEWPOINTS THIS WEEK SHOULD KEEP RELATIVE HUMIDITY
LEVELS ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS. EVEN WITH TEMPERATURES 10 TO 15
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL...RELATIVE HUMIDITY MINIMUMS SHOULD REMAIN
ABOVE 30 PERCENT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH.
CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4400 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............61     62     59     54     49     49
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................52     55     61     66     70     72
RH..................86     82     65     55     45     41
20 FT WIND..........W 6    W 6    W 6    W 6    W 6    SW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     15     15     15     15     15
CWR.................10     10     10     10     0      0

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FORECASTER...SILVERMAN
REQUESTED BY...RON NIXON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130409.GOLDB.01/RNK